Find lawyers, solicitors and conveyancers in Mid North Coast, New South Wales, including firms in Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Taree, Forster and Kempsey.
Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Taree, Forster and Kempsey are separate centres within this search area. Start with the legal issue, then compare the office location and the practicalities of ongoing contact.
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Tuncurry, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(345)Google rating from 345 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Smart Coast Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Tuncurry, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(291)Google rating from 291 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Page Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreCommercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial Law · Strata & Body Corporate · Building & Construction · Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer)
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Taree, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(164)Google rating from 164 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Stacks Law Firm provides legal services in Taree, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Medical Negligence · Franchising · Debt Recovery · Defamation · Personal Injury
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Wallabi Point, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(104)Google rating from 104 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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All About Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Wallabi Point, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
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Sawtell, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(94)Google rating from 94 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Cornerstone Conveyancing Coffs Harbour provides conveyancing services in Sawtell, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
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Thrumster, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(79)Google rating from 79 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
North Coast Conveyancing PTY LTD provides legal services in Thrumster, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Building & Construction and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+2 moreBuilding & Construction · Business & Commercial Law
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Taree, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(74)Google rating from 74 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Alan McNeill Solicitors provides legal services in Taree, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
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NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(72)Google rating from 72 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Harbour Law provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Wills & Estates+3 moreHealth & Medical Practitioner Law · Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal · Litigation & Dispute ResolutionNo win, no fee
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Coffs Harbour, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(61)Google rating from 61 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
TB Law - Ticli Blaxland Lawyers & Conveyancing provides legal services in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Wills & Estates+8 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Planning & Environment · Elder Law & Aged Care · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Notary Public & JP Services
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Forster, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(45)Google rating from 45 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Stacks Law Firm provides legal services in Forster, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Medical Negligence · Franchising · Debt Recovery · Defamation · Personal InjuryNo win, no fee
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(39)Google rating from 39 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rayners Lawyers provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Business & Commercial Law.
Wills & Estates+6 moreProbate & Estate Administration · Business & Commercial Law · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(33)Google rating from 33 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Donovan Oates Hannaford Legal + Conveyancing provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Planning & Environment · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Building & Construction · Banking & Finance · Elder Law & Aged Care
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Coffs Harbour, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(28)Google rating from 28 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Bryant McKinnon Lawyers provides legal services in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
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Forster, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.2(24)Google rating from 24 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Drinkwater Criminal and Family Lawyers provides legal services in Forster, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Drink & Drug Driving.
Family Law+6 moreWills & Estates · Drink & Drug Driving · Criminal Law · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Traffic Offences
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Coffs Harbour, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★3.6(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Fishburn Watson O'Brien Solicitors provides legal services in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Planning & Environment · Wills & Estates · Family Law · Building & Construction · Commercial Litigation
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Priest Legal provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Notary Public & JP Services · Parenting & Child Custody
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Tony Cox Lawyers & Conveyancers provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Powers of Attorney & Guardianship, Property & Conveyancing and Notary Public & JP Services.
Powers of Attorney & Guardianship+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Notary Public & JP Services · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Criminal Law · Traffic Offences · Business & Commercial Law
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Coffs Harbour, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★3.3(20)Google rating from 20 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Partner & Family Visas.
Immigration & Visas+7 moreDomestic Violence & AVOs · Partner & Family Visas · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal · Planning & Environment · Bail Applications · Building & Construction
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ms Deeds Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+2 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Business & Commercial Law
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Sawtell, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Robson & Oliver Solicitors provides legal services in Sawtell, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Family Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Business & Commercial Law · Parenting & Child Custody
A practical local guide
Finding legal help in Mid North Coast
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
Start with the issue, then the location
Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Taree, Forster and Kempsey are separate centres within this search area. Start with the legal issue, then compare the office location and the practicalities of ongoing contact.
The directory covers Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Taree, Forster, Kempsey. These are browsing areas, not court boundaries or a guarantee that every listed firm serves every town. Check the firm’s actual address and ask whether it can take on your matter before making arrangements.
Appointments and access to advice
If you are arranging advice for an older relative, tell the firm who needs the advice and who will attend. The lawyer should explain how instructions and any support arrangements will be handled.
For a regional matter, decide which parts of the service need to happen in person. A solicitor may be able to review records and give initial advice remotely, while a signing, conference or hearing needs separate arrangements. Ask who would attend and how travel, local agents or outside specialists would be charged.
Compare the scope, not just the quoted price
Ask what the initial consultation includes: listening to the background, reviewing documents, written advice or taking action. Request an estimate that separates the lawyer’s work from searches, applications, expert reports and other external costs. A free consultation or a fixed fee may cover a limited step rather than the complete matter.
Agree who will handle the file, how you will receive updates and when you must approve additional work. If another practitioner, barrister or adviser may be needed, ask who will arrange that work and how their charges will be explained.
Questions worth asking before you engage a firm
Do you regularly handle this type of matter in NSW, and do you have capacity to assist now?
Which facts or documents do you need before you can give an estimate?
Who will be my main contact, and which meetings or appearances require attendance?
What is included in the fee, what could change it, and when will you tell me?
Is a specialist, community service or different process better suited to this issue?
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
The legal system in New South Wales
Mid North Coast is a regional area of New South Wales. Local firms cover everyday legal needs such as wills, conveyancing, family law and local court matters, while specialist work is often handled by firms in the nearest major centre or the capital, many of whom act for clients remotely. In New South Wales, most criminal and minor civil matters start in the Local Court, with more serious matters in the District Court and Supreme Court. Tenancy, strata, consumer and guardianship disputes usually go to NCAT. Solicitors are licensed by the Law Society of New South Wales, and complaints about lawyers go to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.
First instance
Local Court
Intermediate
District Court
Superior court
Supreme Court of NSW
Tribunal
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)
Family law
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Lawyer regulator
Law Society of New South Wales
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Which courts hear cases from Mid North Coast?
Most matters start in the Local Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of NSW. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
How do I check a lawyer is licensed in New South Wales?
Practising certificates in New South Wales are managed by the Law Society of New South Wales. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Where do tenancy and guardianship disputes go?
In New South Wales they are usually heard by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).
Can I use a lawyer outside my area?
Yes. Many firms act for clients across the state by phone and video, although local knowledge of courts and property markets can help.